Yesterday I emailed Kay Haden who posted a rootwebs family tree file that included information on the Brooks, Williams, and Holderness families. In her file, she lists Thomas and Mary Blacknall Brooks as the parents of Elizabeth (md. Holderness), George, Charles, and Christopher Brooks (md. Susannah Williams). In her email, she listed the Kingston Parish Registry of Gloucester (later Matthews Co.), VA as her source for the information on George and Christopher Brooks. I found copies of the registry online on ancestry.com. I was able to pull all of the references to the Brook(e)s families, as well I found the connection to the Flippin family.

There were 17 entries for Brook(e)s family members in the Kingston Parish Registry of Gloucester Co., VA (Kingston Parish became Mathews County, VA in 1791). Some of the entries indicate time of birth, marriage, death, and familial relationships. There are two page numbers listed at the end of each entry, the first is the page in Matheny’s book; the second page number is the page of the original vestry register.

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Hi Ginger–My family and I are researching the James Morgan and Elizabeth Forrest line. James Morgan was born in Kingston Parish in 1728. Do you have any information on this family or suggestions regarding how to pursue information on this line?Thanks so much.Jane

Hi Jane, thanks so much for checking out my blog. The only place I know to look is on ancestry.com for the “Kingston Parish Registry” and the “Vestry Book of Kingston Parish.”
I hope this helps!
Ginger